Field Sales Representative

Job description

• Identify, prospect, and secure new business opportunities
• Consistently achieve and exceed sales targets
• Build, maintain, and grow strong client relationships
• Perform sales administration

• Be in possession of a matric certificate or equivalent
• Minimum of five years field sales advertising experience within media/newspaper environment
• Strong market knowledge and insight of SME is a pre-requisite
• Must have proven track record in cold calling & meeting sales targets
• Must have strong administrative skills
• A good understanding of the cross pollination between digital, mobile and print
• Computer literate MS Office (Excel & Word) & Gmail
• Must have own transport, cell phone and a drivers licence is essential

Requirements

• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Excellent negotiation and relationship-building abilities
• Excellent organising, planning and administrative skills
• Customer service orientated
• Good interpersonal skills
• Team player
• Be able to work well under pressure and can adhere strictly to deadlines
• Work independently with minimum supervision
• Be innovative, self motivated and able to thrive in a pressurised and deadline-driven environment
• Have the ability to liaise at all levels of the business environment